Analysis of nuclear glucocorticoid receptor–DNA interaction in aged rat liver

In order to contribute to the understanding of mechanisms by which regulatory proteins recognize genetic information stored in DNA, analyses of their interaction with specific nucleotides are usually performed. In this study, the electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) was applied to analyze the...

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Main Authors: DUSAN KANAZIR, SABERA RUZDIJIC, ALEKSANDRA RISTIC-FIRA, NATASA TERZIC, MIROSLAVA VUJCIC
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Language:English
Published: Serbian Chemical Society 2005-05-01
Series:Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society
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Online Access:http://www.shd.org.yu/HtDocs/SHD/vol70/No5/JSCS_V70_No5-04.pdf
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author DUSAN KANAZIR
SABERA RUZDIJIC
ALEKSANDRA RISTIC-FIRA
NATASA TERZIC
MIROSLAVA VUJCIC
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SABERA RUZDIJIC
ALEKSANDRA RISTIC-FIRA
NATASA TERZIC
MIROSLAVA VUJCIC
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description In order to contribute to the understanding of mechanisms by which regulatory proteins recognize genetic information stored in DNA, analyses of their interaction with specific nucleotides are usually performed. In this study, the electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) was applied to analyze the interaction of nuclear proteins from the liver of rats of different age i.e., young (3-month-old), middle-aged (12-month-old) and aged (24-month-old), with radioactively labelled synthetic oligonucleotide analogues, corresponding to GRE. The levels of GRE binding activity were assessed by quantitative densitometric scanning of the autoradiograms. The results showed statistically significant decreasing values of up to 78% and 49% in middle aged and old animals, respectively, compared to young animals (p < 0.05). The specificity of the nuclear proteins-GRE interaction was demonstrated by competition experiments with unlabelled GRE. In a supershift assay, using the antibody BuGR2, it was shown that the GR proteins present in nuclear extracts have a high affinity for the GRE probe. The stabilities of the protein-DNA complexes were analysed and it was concluded that they changed during ageing.
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spelling doaj.art-7acc7a7a6bc947dc81fbb3748537d64b2022-12-22T01:51:48ZengSerbian Chemical SocietyJournal of the Serbian Chemical Society0352-51392005-05-01705705712Analysis of nuclear glucocorticoid receptor–DNA interaction in aged rat liverDUSAN KANAZIRSABERA RUZDIJICALEKSANDRA RISTIC-FIRANATASA TERZICMIROSLAVA VUJCICIn order to contribute to the understanding of mechanisms by which regulatory proteins recognize genetic information stored in DNA, analyses of their interaction with specific nucleotides are usually performed. In this study, the electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) was applied to analyze the interaction of nuclear proteins from the liver of rats of different age i.e., young (3-month-old), middle-aged (12-month-old) and aged (24-month-old), with radioactively labelled synthetic oligonucleotide analogues, corresponding to GRE. The levels of GRE binding activity were assessed by quantitative densitometric scanning of the autoradiograms. The results showed statistically significant decreasing values of up to 78% and 49% in middle aged and old animals, respectively, compared to young animals (p < 0.05). The specificity of the nuclear proteins-GRE interaction was demonstrated by competition experiments with unlabelled GRE. In a supershift assay, using the antibody BuGR2, it was shown that the GR proteins present in nuclear extracts have a high affinity for the GRE probe. The stabilities of the protein-DNA complexes were analysed and it was concluded that they changed during ageing.http://www.shd.org.yu/HtDocs/SHD/vol70/No5/JSCS_V70_No5-04.pdfageingliverglucocorticoid receptorGREEMSA
spellingShingle DUSAN KANAZIR
SABERA RUZDIJIC
ALEKSANDRA RISTIC-FIRA
NATASA TERZIC
MIROSLAVA VUJCIC
Analysis of nuclear glucocorticoid receptor–DNA interaction in aged rat liver
Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society
ageing
liver
glucocorticoid receptor
GRE
EMSA
title Analysis of nuclear glucocorticoid receptor–DNA interaction in aged rat liver
title_full Analysis of nuclear glucocorticoid receptor–DNA interaction in aged rat liver
title_fullStr Analysis of nuclear glucocorticoid receptor–DNA interaction in aged rat liver
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of nuclear glucocorticoid receptor–DNA interaction in aged rat liver
title_short Analysis of nuclear glucocorticoid receptor–DNA interaction in aged rat liver
title_sort analysis of nuclear glucocorticoid receptor dna interaction in aged rat liver
topic ageing
liver
glucocorticoid receptor
GRE
EMSA
url http://www.shd.org.yu/HtDocs/SHD/vol70/No5/JSCS_V70_No5-04.pdf
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